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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Wilkeson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wilkeson and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Wilkeson:
- 47.105323, -122.046301
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Wilkeson
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Pierce County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pierce County
- Since Wilkeson is near King County and also Thurston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for King County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Thurston County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Wilkeson
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wilkeson ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Birch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Birch is located in King County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch
- Cedarview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarview is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarview
- Croker
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Croker is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croker
- Electron
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Electron is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electron
- Franklin ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Graham
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Green River
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jims Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jims Corner is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jims Corner
- Meeker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Meeker is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
- Ohop
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ohop is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohop
- Prairie Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie Ridge is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Ridge
- Tanwax
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tanwax is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanwax
- Thrift
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Thrift is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrift
How Far From Wilkeson to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Wilkeson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Wilkeson and extending to:
- Tacoma, which is the Seat of Pierce County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Wilkeson to Tacoma, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 40 miles [64.4 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,308 miles [3,714.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 132 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,801 miles [10,945.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,564 miles [12,173.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,681 miles [9,142.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wilkeson) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Wilkeson to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wilkeson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.1053, Longitude: -122.0463 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.612 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.10 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.608 degrees. |
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